Slow loris
This animal might look like a harmless, big-eyed baby ewok, but the slow loris is one of the only poisonous mammals in the world. Its subtle nature makes it popular in the illegal pet trade, but unknowing humans should stay clear of its toxin, which is released from the sides of its elbows. When threatened, the loris takes the toxin into its mouth and mixes it with saliva. The animal will also lick its hair to deter predators from attack. The toxin can cause death by anaphylactic shock.
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Venomous. Chemicals used for offense, like a snake uses, are called vemon. Chemicals that are defensive are called poison. You can eat a venomous animal if you don't get bit/stung, but can't eat a poisonous one. The slow loris is only one of 2 venomous warm blooded animals.
The allegation of this animal being a killer is untrue and unfounded. Per Wiki, this animal's defense is mild and not fatal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_loris (look under "defense") they merely cause a painful swelling. Silly over-exageration that exemplifies the state of relaying "information" these days, be it "news" or whatever. If it's not "bad" or "dangerous" or "worrisome", it's not a.... More
Wikipedia is NOT a reliable source. It may be right, but if your going to freak out over something like this, use a professional website
What the hell is going on? It's like the end of the world. You can't leave your house without worrying about a moose attack or a frog spitting on you... you can't go swimming or you might step on a poison octapus or have a seal try to kill you. Monkeys are eating peoples faces off and whales are killing people on land. Spiders and snakes and what the hell.. enough already. If we servive tha't then we get to worry about plagues or volcanos, earthquakes or tornados and hurricanes. Not enough.... More
Wow! I really didn't expect it could be that dangerous. I came from Malaysian Borneo and my neighbour used to have one as pet. It was very cute and shy. We used to play with it. I was never bitten though.
Who the hell would think that damn creature is poisonous, and i also agree with RN, Anonymous and silly
Interesting. So let me get this straight, it's poison kills you by inducing a severe allergic reaction? So, would an Epi-pen work to save us?
I had no idea! That is crazy... my anthropology professor never said anything at all lol
damn that thing is cute
This animal scares me!
The Slow Loris is easy to avoid. They ride the short bus. However, if you should by chance encounter one, tell it the riddle about Pete and Re-Pete and slowly sneak away.
Thi is a good article I showed my daughter this and I told her all the pretty animals can be mean too so be careful if your ever around a pretty animal.. And for all of you who are taliking about this being Racists and **** what article are you reading because it sure is not this one....
are slow lorises the same with tarsiers?? we do have tarsiers in Bohol, Philippines but i have never stood face to face with them.. on the other hand, i could say they too are slow as what these lorises are trying to impose by their name and the adjective that accompanies it and somehow they look just perfectly the same, about 90% of the physical morphology... anyway, anaphylactic shock is the shock that results after an exaggerated allergic reaction from something foreign, so it can be.... More
loris is not the same with tarsier, and tarsier is only seen here in the philippines by the fact that it can't be seen in other part of the earth, its not the same :P
Loris bites cause a painful swelling, and the toxin is mild and not fatal. Cases of human death have been due to anaphylactic shock. So normally u wouldn't die from that. I think in the world there are ppl allergic to dog bites, but that doesn't make dogs "cute animals that could kill you". So neither can u say about loris.
Anaphylactic shock WILL normally kill you (unless you or a friend has an epipen and an ambulance on the way.)
No, there are not people in the world with anaphylaxis to dog bites.
Actually yes, there ARE people in the world who are severely allergic to dog saliva - same with domestic cat saliva, and some people are allergic to their fishtanks. Anyone can have a strange allergy to anything, it's a roll of the dice.
Our family lives in the jungles of Borneo. For years we had slow lorises for pets. They were free in our house and usually left after about a year. I think everyone in our family was bitten at one point or another. We are all still here. No fun to get bitten, but poison in their elbow??? Come on, you gotta do better than that.
I love cute animals this one takes the cake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! me love monkeys!!!!
Monkeys and lemurs may be cute but they are dangerous. Especially when handled by amateurs.
http://lemur.duke.edu/animals/slowloris/
nothing else on the internet to do than to come to an educational website and flame about a list that, just as Reasonable explained, was probably written for younger audiences or persons who truely wish to find out. No one thinks this is imperative learning, but there are people who find it an educational, humerous, and worth-while article/list. Seriously. Lets grow up just a little bit here people, were acting worse than the beasts featured on this page...
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Then, may I ask why you are here?
ha that is cute! but why is that guy holding it if it could kill him??
They only release toxin if they're threatened or feel in danger.
like for real who thinks a puffer fish is cute in ur m***** f*****rs dream....
that is so cool but the thing is i don't really give a crap. I'd rather die than play with animals anyways
Geez guys, back off! Seems to me this list was intended more for kids than for "know-it-alls" like you two. Kids would find this stuff interesting and don't need to see your nasty comments. And by the way Bart, anaphylactic shock is very serious and kills thousands each year.
Everyone, even kids, should be given correct information. This information in this list is a little exaggerated. And anaphylactic shock is serious, but I doubt that most of those cases come from this animal.
"one of the only"?
anaphylactic shock? Are there any documented cases of anyone even being mildly discomforted by a loris bite? If you take an aspirin you may die of anaphylactic shock. Which seems a rather more probablemode of death, viewed worldwide.
Seriously, this list is a bit, whatever. And I noticed the wrong grammar too! How embarrassing for the writer
But this is probably the shittest list in the world. Who the hell thinks a Moose is cute and doesn't know the Bears and Big Cats can kill you? WTF man?
You gotta problem with moose?
Hah!! You are damn right....